Complaint #201908053,
September 11, 2019

Officer: Lamour, Garry
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 52
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lamour, Garry
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 52
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lamour, Garry
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 52
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Lamour, Garry
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 52
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer: Cohen, Robert
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 52
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Stop
CCRB Conclusion: Unsubstantiated
Officer: Cohen, Robert
Complainant: Hispanic Male, 52
Allegation: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card
CCRB Conclusion: Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Officer Complainant Allegation CCRB Conclusion
Lamour, Garry Hispanic Male, 52 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Lamour, Garry Hispanic Male, 52 Abuse of Authority: Photography/Videography Unsubstantiated
Lamour, Garry Hispanic Male, 52 Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest Unsubstantiated
Lamour, Garry Hispanic Male, 52 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)
Cohen, Robert Hispanic Male, 52 Abuse of Authority: Stop Unsubstantiated
Cohen, Robert Hispanic Male, 52 Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card Substantiated (Command Lvl Instructions)

Conclusion Meanings:

'Substantiated': The misconduct occurred and it violated the rules. The NYPD has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - The alleged conduct was investigated but could not determine both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Further details on conclusions.


Penalties

Cohen, Robert
Retired

Lamour, Garry
Formalized Training

Summary

On September 11, 2019, at approximately 5:50 p.m., [redacted] got off an E train at 34th Street in Manhattan. PO Garry Lamour and PO Robert Cohen, both from Transit District 2, stopped [redacted] on the train platform for allegedly touching someone on the train (Allegations A and B: Abuse of Authority: Stop: [redacted]). PO Lamour asked [redacted] for his identification and he provided it. [redacted] asked who the person was who claimed that he touched them, and PO Lamour allegedly said, "I cannot give you that information. We can take you in and you can find out" (Allegation C: Abuse of Authority: Threat of arrest: [redacted]).
[redacted] asked PO Lamour for a business card and neither he nor PO Cohen provided one to him (Allegations D and E: Abuse of Authority: Failure to provide RTKA card: [redacted]). PO Lamour allegedly took a photograph of [redacted] (Allegation F: Abuse of Authority: Photography: [redacted]). The officers could not find the person who made the complaint against [redacted] and [redacted] was free to go. He was not issued any summonses nor was he arrested.
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Details

Incident: September 11, 2019
Closed: October 26, 2020

Reason for contact: PD suspected C/V of violation/crime - subway
Location: Subway station/train
In NYPD Midtown South Precinct Manhattan
Outcome: No arrest made or summons issued

Witness Officers: Yeuris Mejia
Video evidence collected